Nobody would mistake Billie Joe Armstrong for a supporter of Donald Trump; the Green Day frontman has routinely taken jabs on the president and his “MAGA agenda” in the course of the band’s live shows. However Armstrong appeared additional fired up throughout Inexperienced Day’s headlining set at Rock Werchter in Belgium on Friday — which simply so occurred to coincide with Independence Day and Trump’s signing of the so-called One, Large Stunning Invoice stripping medicare advantages from hundreds of thousands of Individuals.
Through the band’s efficiency of “Vacation”, Armstrong advised his crew to chop the lights earlier than main the group in a chant of “Fuck Donald Trump.” Whereas latest units have additionally seen Armstrong incorporate political chants throughout “Vacation” (reminiscent of “Fuck ICE” and “No Conflict”), none seem to have been as immediately geared toward Trump himself.
That wasn’t the one placing second of the evening, nonetheless. Later within the set, Armstrong briefly coated “The Star-Spangled Banner” previous to “Wake Me Up When September Ends.”
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